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4. SARAH A., b. at Ellensville, 1846, m. Albert S. Works of Westford, Conn., d. at Merrow Station, Conn.
5. GEORGE A., +
6. RICHARD H., b. at Stoddard, June, 1850, m. Augusta M. Shedd. He d. Jan. 6, 1900. Their children b. at Lynde- borough : Sarah A., b. July 4, 1885; Ernest E., b. Nov. 4, 1894. .
7. MARGARET J., b. at Stoddard, Nov. 30, 1852, m. H. L. Lillibridge of Westford, Conn. Child : Wallace L.
8. RUTH T., b. at Stoddard, March 15, 1854, m. John J. Gang- loff of Brooklyn, N. Y. He d. at Lyndeborough, June 23, 1890. She d. at Lyndeborough, Dec. 19, 1888. Chil- dren : Edna A., b. May 30, 1880, at Lyndeborough : Wil- liam J., b. at Woodbury, N. J., Dec. 1, 1885.
9. SAMUEL, b. at Wellington, Conn., March 30, 1856, m. 1880, Lelia Cutter .. She d. Oct. 4, 1884. Child : Harry B., b. February, 1881.
IO. THOMAS, b. at Wellington, Conn., May, 1858, m. Eva Cutter of Lyndeborough. She d. at Scranton, Penn., Jan- uary, 1892. Child: Florence B., b. at Lyndeborough, June, 1884.
II. EDWARD, b. at Wellington, Conn., July 4, 1861.
GEORGE A. ROSS, son of Samuel and Sarah (McMullen) Ross, born March 30, 1849; married Dec. 8, 1871, Araminta, daughter of Webb and Mary (Sanford) Wallace; married second, Sept. 1, 1886, Mrs. M. Estella Davis, widow of Frank O. Davis, and daughter of James M. and Mary (Colley) Harriman. Child by first wife : -
I. LILLIAN B., b. Sept. 9, 1872, m. Oct. 24, 1894, Charles M. Woolsey of Livingston Manor, N. Y.
RUSSELL.
JEDEDIAH RUSSELL was born at Reading, Mass., in 1751. He en- listed and served during the whole of the Revolutionary War, enlisting at 18 years of age and discharged at 25. Three years later, in 1779, he
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married Rhoda Pratt, of what place is to the writer unknown. Neither is the exact time he came to Lyndeborough known. Probably some of the older children were born in Massachusetts. He settled in the ex- treme southwest part of the town, on land which is now the farm where Dr. Richards lives. He built a log house south of where the present house stands, and a few years later built the frame house. His wife died May 29, 1818, aged 55 years. He died Feb. 17, 1848, aged 95 years, 6 months. They were both members of the Congregational Church. Children : -
I. JEDEDIAH, b. Aug. 29, 1780. Rem. to Michigan.
2. RHODA, b. Feb. 9, 1782, m. Ephraim Holt and rem. to Sullivan, N. H., d. May 29, 1818.
3. HEPSIBAH, b. Oct. 28, 1783, m. first, Heman L. Sargent, a son of Joshua and Abigail (Ladd) Sargent ; married second, - - Chamberlain and rem. to Ohio.
4. EPHRAIM, b. July 6, 1785. Rem. to New York.
5. JAMES, b. Aug. 8, 1787. Rem. to New York.
6. CHLOE, b. Aug. 2, 1789, d. Feb. 5, 1808.
7. WILLIAM, b. Feb. 21, 1792, d. Nov. 16, 1814.
8. EBENEZER, +
9. SALLY P., b. June 20, 1796, m. Asa, son of Jonathan and Margaret (Cram) Chamberlain of Lyndeborough, and rem. to Hanover, N. H.
IO. SAMUEL, b. March 31, 1798, d. Oct. 12, 1800.
II. SAMUEL, 2ND., b. April 4, 1801. Rem. to New York.
12. ELIAB, b. March 9, 1804. Rem. to New York.
CAPT. EBENEZER RUSSELL, son of Jedediah and Rhoda (Pratt) Russell, born Feb. 17, 1794; married first, July 7, 1818, Artimesia Lynch. She died June 22, 1860 ; married second, Mrs. Elizabeth Needham, Aug. 27, 1863. He died at South Merrimack, April 25, 1883. At the age of 20 years he enlisted for service in the War of 1812, and was stationed at Portsmouth. At the close of the war he returned to Lyndeborough. Soon after his second marriage he removed to Merrimack. Children by first wife : -
I. NANCY, b. June 4, 1819, m. first, March 12, 1844, William Upton. He d. April 17, 1849. She m. second, Asa W. Farmer. He d. May 16, 1886. She res. at Nashua.
2. ADONIRAM, +
3. SARAH A., b. July 19, 1826, m. Sept. 2, 1848, Albert Cheney. Rem. to Madison, Wis .; d. April, 1898.
4. AMANDA M., b. Feb. 10, 1829, m. first, June 16, 1863, John H. Giddings. He d. Aug. 6, 1868. She m. second, Henry S. Lowe of Greenfield. Res. at Nashua.
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ADONIRAM RUSSELL, son of Ebenezer and Artimesia (Lynch) Russell, born April 28, 1822 ; married March 8, 1849, Maria E. Lakin of Hancock. She was a daughter of Jacob and Betsey (Stanley) Lakin, born July 23, 1828. He died April 29, 1893. She died Dec. 17, 1903. He was a member of the board of selectmen for many years. Of a social, kindly nature he was liked by those with whom he associated. He lived where Mr. Eastman now lives and built the house there, a short distance west of Buttrick's mill. Children : -
I. CLARENCE R., b. June 22, 1850, d. March 30, 1870.
2. ELLA T., b. May 7, 1852, in. Emery Holt. (See Holt gen.)
3. IDA L., b. Oct. 13, 1854, d. Oct. 19, 1868.
4. AUGUSTA A., b. June 4, 1857, m. William F. Field, Nov. 25, 1879. He was b. Feb. 16, 1852.
5. GEORGE J., b. Sept. 17, 1863, d. March 4, 1894, in. Alice Gilson.
6. ANNIE M., b. April 22, 1868, d. April 15, 1870.
RUSSELL.
JOSEPH RUSSELL settled on the farm in Johnson's Corner now owned by his grandson, Aaron W. He was born March 14, 1783 ; married Naomi Wilkins. She was born March 16, 1783 ; died June 2, 1869. He died March 14, 1827. Children : -
I. BURNHAM, ++
2. JAMES, b. Nov. 9, 1806, m. Mary A. Southerland.
3. MARY, b. Dec. 9, 1807, m. John Kidder of Wilton.
4. ORRIN, b. Oct. 19, 1810.
5. AARON W., b. Feb. 11, 1815, m. Elsie Presbie.
6. CLARA S., b. Nov. 22, 1822, d. Sept. 6, 1824.
BURNHAM RUSSELL, son of Joseph and Naomi (Wilkins) Russell; born Oct. 21, 1805 ; married Jan. 29, 1833, Eliza, daughter of Ephraim and Betsey (Boffee) Kidder. She was born March 14, 1814; died Dec. 27, 1894. He died June 22, 1874. Children : -
I. ORPAH, b. Dec. 24, 1833, d. Aug. 28, 1892.
2. ORRIN P, +
3. AARON W., +
ORRIN P. RUSSELL, son of Burnham and Eliza (Kidder) Russell; born June 17, 1837; married Sept. 19, 1861, Marcia H. Hesselton of Nashua. He removed to Wilton and died there Dec. 12, 1891. Child : - I. EMOGENE V., b. Oct. 9, 1866, d. June 13, 1870.
AARON W. RUSSELL, son of Burnham and Eliza Kidder Russell ; born May 5, 1853 ; married Oct. 8, 1883, Lillian V., daughter of Robert K. and Betsey A. (Curtis) Lynch. She was born Aug. 30, 1863. Child : - I. FRED W., b. July 9, 1888.
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RYERSON.
WILLIAM N. RYERSON, son of Joseph Ryerson of West Sumner, Me .; born June 10, 1832 ; married Lois, daughter of Harvey and Lois (Cram) Holt, April 24, 1856. She was born March 16, 1836. He died March 24, 1885. Children : -
I. NELSON H., b. Nov. 26, 1859, d. March 20, 1879.
2. WILLIAM, b. Dec. 22, 1866, d. Nov. 14, 1889.
3. EMMA L., b. Aug. 16, 1869, d. May 10, 1887.
4. CLARA, b. Nov. 5, 1878, m. Frank A. Pettengill of Acworth, N. H. (See Pettengill gen.)
SARGENT.
JOSHUA SARGENT was born in Methuen, Mass., Nov. 25, 1757. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary army, and after the close of the war he removed to Dunstable, Mass. Thence he came to Lyndeborough, where he built and operated a "fulling " mill. The mill stood at or near where the mill now owned by James L. Colburn stands, perhaps better known as Buttrick's mill. He married Abigail Ladd of Haverhill, Mass. She was born June 28, 1760; died Dec. 28, 1843. He died Jan. 23, 1844. Children : -
I. ABIGAIL, b. Feb, 22, 1781, m. Jotham Hildreth, d. Aug. 24, 1850.
2. HEMAN LADD, b. Sept. 24, 1782, m. Hepsibah Russell, d. March 17, 1806.
3. MIRIAM, b. May 28, 1784, d. Aug. 26, 1800.
4. POLLY, b. Sept. 27, 1786, m. James Russell, d. in 1824.
5. JOHN, b. Feb. 16, 1789, m. first, Mary McMaster, m. second, Mrs. Sprague, d. Jan. 13, 1878.
6. JOSHUA, b. May 5, 1791, m. Patty Burnham, d. March 24, 1882.
7. BODWELL, b. Sept. 7, 1793, m. Lucy A. Briggs, d. July 28, I866.
8. RUTH, b. Sept. 6, 1795, m. Israel Putnam, d. July 21, 1845. (See Putnam gen.)
9. LUCINDA, b. Sept. 7, 1798, d. Aug. 30, 1800.
IO. MIRIAM, b. March 13, 1801, m. John Carleton, d. in 1880.
II. NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 2, 1803, m. Mary Ford.
12. SUMNER, b. July 7, 1805, m. Mary A. Leach, d. in 1893.
SARGENT.
DANA B. SARGENT, son of Cyrus and Samantha (Chase) Sargent ; born at Hillsborough, Feb. 3, 1847; married July 25, 1870, Elsie M., daughter of David C. and Rebecca (Fish) Grant. She was born Aug. 24, 1847; died Aug. 2, 1902. He died March 11, 1899. He came to Lynde-
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borough in 1880 and settled on the Levi H. Woodward place, where he lived until his death. Children : -
I. MARTHA R., b. Aug. 29, 1870, m. Aug. 27, 1902, Percy W. Putnam, son of Edwin H. and Eliza (Keyes) Putnam.
2. HARRY D., b. May 7, 1876, d. Aug. 11, 1877.
3. WILLIS D., b. Nov. 5, 1880, d. May 26, 1899.
SENTER.
Benjamin Senter was the pioneer of the Senter family to settle in Lyndeborough. He built a house situated about twenty rods south of the road from John H. Goodrich's to the schoolhouse in Dist. No. 4. It was here that most of his children were born, but he afterward lived in a house that stood between the Bailey place and the old Starrett house, North Lyndeborough. He had a numerous family, but of these we can get no record except that of Asa. There are no descendants of any of the brothers of Asa now living in town. Benjamin Senter was buried in the North Lyndeborough cemetery.
ASA SENTER, son of Benjamin Senter; born Oct. 6, 1780; married Mary Christie of New Boston. She was born June 5, 1786; died Feb. 9, 1859. He died Sept. 26, 1869. Children : -
I. MARY, b. April 22, 1805, m. George Worcester, rem. to Har- vard, Mass., and d. there.
2. RODNEY, b. Oct. 23, 1808, rem. to Bedford, Mass.
3. HANNAH, b. July 9, 1811.
4. HIRAM, b. Aug. 6, 1814, d. July 4, 1854.
5. ACHSAH. b. Dec. 7, 1816, d. in infancy.
6. FRANKLIN, +
7. ACHSAH, 2ND, b. Nov. 26, 1820.
8. ANN E., b. April 3, 1825.
FRANKLIN SENTER, son of Asa and Mary (Christie) Senter, born April 21, 1818 ; married first, April 8, 1845, Pamilla, daughter of Varion and Mary (Thompson) Balch. She was born Jan. 20, 1822; died April 9, 1854 ; married second, Eliza, daughter of David and Betsey (Gregg) Hovey, July 2, 1854. She was born Aug. 24, 1817; died April 15, 1897. He died Sept. 20, 1896. He was a quiet man, a neat farmer, and one who had the esteem of his neighbors and fellow-townsmen. He represented the town in the legislature in 1877-1878. Children by first wife : -
I. MARY A., b. Feb. 27, 1847, m. June 5, 1870, Almon T. Hovey of Peterboro. She d. Feb. 18, 1882.
2. JULIA E., b. Oct. 16, 1848, m. Oct. 24, 1869, John A. Hovey of Peterboro. He d. Oct. 6, 1881. Their chil- dren are George W., Grace M.
3. WILLIAM F., b. Jan. 31, 1851, m. Aug. 12, 1874, Emma F. Clark of Lowell, Mass. He rem. to Lowell in 1870. Is
Franklin Senter
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superintendent of repairs at the Lawrence Corporation. Has been alderman and is a successful and influential citi- zen. Their children are Percy W., Pamilla A., Arthur H. 4. GEORGE R., b. Dec. 25, 1852, in. Jan. 18, 1879, Mary C. Parker of Peterboro. She d. July 1, 1896. He rem. to Santa Barbara, Cal., in 1886 and res. there now.
By second wife : -
5. CHARLES H., +
CHARLES H. SENTER, son of Franklin and Eliza (Hovey) Senter, born Sept. 30, 1856; married Feb. 19, 1879, Susie, daughter of Sewall and Agnes (Green) Watkins. She was born Sept. 22, 1855. He resides on the homestead farm, North Lyndeborough. From 1881 until 1901 he was a member of the board of selectmen twelve years, and has filled other positions of trust in the town. He has been prominent in the grange circles of the county, and is a very useful citizen. Children : -
I. ANNIE M., b. Jan. 31, 1882, m. Feb. 11, 1903, Fred A. Holt. (See Holt gen.)
2. FRANK H., b. May 31, 1883. Was drowned in the river at Paper Mill Village, New Boston, June 27, 1896.
3 and 4. INFANT CHILDREN, unnamed, b. Sept. 1I, 1886, d. Sept. II, 1886.
SHARP.
JOSEPH SHARP, son of John and Harriet (Wilcox) Sharp, born in Boston, June 14, 1834 ; married Nov. 26, 1866, Sarah, daughter of Solo- mon and Mary (Sargent) Cram. She was born June 12, 1844. He came to Lyndeborough in 1872 from Boston and settled in the south village, where he died May 26, 1903. Child : -
I. RACHEL A., b. March 31, 1881.
SHEPARD.
ROBERT T. S. SHEPARD, son of Robert and Eunice (Scott ) Shep- ard, born at Amherst, March 2, 1832 ; married first, May 11, 1853, Irene B. Powers of Pittsfield, Me. She was born April 11, 1834; died April 9, 1865 ; married second, Nov. 24, 1869, Charlotte S. Kaime of Lowell, Mass. She was born June 9, 1836, at Barnstead, N. H. She was the daughter of John and Pamelia E. (Rand) Kaime. He came to Lynde- borough from Goffstown and bought the Edwin N. Patch place, where he has since resided. He died in 1905. Children by first wife : -
I. WALTER S., +
2. JAMES F., b. July 30, 1859.
3. AUGUSTA M., b. Jan. 21, 1860, d. June 26, 1863.
4. AUGUSTA M., b. Jan. 30, 1864. By second wife : -
5. ALFRED K., b. Sept. 28, 1870.
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6. GERTRUDE M., b. Oct. 27, 1872, m. May 14, 1896, Ralph L. Combs of Derry. She d. Aug. 17, 1898.
WALTER S. SHEPARD, son of Robert T. S. and Irene B. (Powers) Shepard, born Jan. 9, 1855; married Elizabeth M., daughter of Harry A. and Mary (Harmond) Baker. She was born Sept. 1, 1868, at Salt Lake City, Utah. He came to Lyndeborough from Camas Creek, Fre- mont County, Idaho, in 1902, and bought the farm in Johnson's Corner, known as the Willis C. Perham place. He was born at Lowell, Mass., and went west in 1876 and entered into the ranching and cattle raising business, returning east in 1902. Children, all born in Idaho : -
I. WALTER T., b. at Clear Creek, Aug. 4, 1885.
2. CHARLOTTE M., b. at Dry Creek, Jan. 19, 1888.
3. FREDERICK J., b. at Sand Creek, May 29, 1890.
4. ETHEL M., b. at Sand Creek, Aug. 24, 1892.
5. ROBERT Q., b. at Sand Creek, Oct. 30, 1895.
6. NELLIE I., b. at Camas Creek, March II, 1902, d. June 14, 1903.
SIMONDS.
JESSE SIMONDS came to Lyndeborough from Burlington, Mass. He was born in Barnard, Vt., December, 1809. His mother died when he was young, and he was brought up by an uncle in Burlington, Mass. He was never married and spent most of his time in the autumn and winter months in hunting and trapping No man in the state knew more of the homes and habits of the fur-bearing animals than he. He lived close to nature and the ways of birds, more especially game birds were an open book to him. Possessing an iron constitution he performed feats of endurance that were the wonder of the town. He lived where Robert C. Mason now lives and built the house occupied by him. He died June 20, 1885. He was the son of Daniel and Joanna (Balch) Simonds.
SMITH.
JOHN SMITH married Keturah, daughter of Dea. Ephraim and Sarah (Cram) Putnam of Lyndeborough. Children : -
I. BENJAMIN, b. July 3, 1777.
2. JOHN, b. June 20, 1779.
3. SARAH, b. Aug. 9, 1781.
4. HULDAH, b. Oct. 12, 1784.
5. KATURAH, b. Feb. 3, 1787.
6. EPHRAIM, b. April 18, 1789.
7. PAMELA, b. May 21, 1791.
8. and 9. JACOB and RACHEL (twins), b. May 5, 1794.
SMITH.
JACOB SMITH married Emma E., daughter of Joseph A. and Mary
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L. (Stephenson) Johnson. She was born Oct. 14, 1850; died Aug. 4, 1879. Children : -
I. ADA G., b. July 4, 1870, in Westford, Conn.
2. EDITH I., b. in Lyndeborough, March 16, 1879, m. Nov. 2, 1898, John Dolliver. (See Dolliver gen.)
SOUTHWICK.
JOHN SOUTHWICK was born in Danvers, Mass., Sept. 18, 1788; died in Danvers, Mass., April 19, 1847; married May 14, 1815, Elizabeth Rus- sell of Ipswich, Mass. She was born Dec. 3, 1792 ; died Oct. 14, 1877. They came to North Lyndeborough soon after their marriage, in the spring of 1815. He bought a potter's shop and a house nearly opposite the house of John H. Goodrich and carried on the potter's business for several years. The shop and house are both gone now. For eight years he drove a six-horse team from Francestown to Boston and carried all the merchandise sold at the stores. He loaded with country produce for the down trip and with groceries, etc., back. In 1841 he removed to Danvers and died there. Children, all but one born in Lyndeborough : -
I, JOHN RUSSELL, b. July 19, 1816, m. Sophia L., daughter of Asa and Alice (Nutting) Kemp of Francestown Sept. 2, 1842. She was born Aug. 26, 1821. He removed to Lowell, Mass., soon after his marriage and for forty years was an overseer of the "dressing" room of the Tremont and Suffolk Corporation. He was elected councilman in 1865, and alderman in 1866 and 1867. He was a member of the Mass. legislature in 1876. In 1879 he bought a farm in Groton, Mass., and d. there Jan. 12, 1888.
2. WILLIAM, b. July 14, 1818, d. Dec. 3, 1818.
3. WILLIAM, b. Nov. 1, 1819, d. Jan. 26, 1875, m. Marinda E. Parker of Salem, Mass., Jan. 26, 1844. She was b. May 18, 1825, d. Nov. 12, 1881.
4. ELIZABETH S., b. Dec. 6, 1821, res. at Peabody, Mass.
5. STEPHEN A., b. March 31, 1824, m. Lydia E. Daniels of Salem, Mass., June 15, 1859. She was b. June 10, 1828, res. at Peabody, Mass.
6. DAVID H., b. June 25, 1827, m. Harriet Lord of Salem, Mass., Sept. 24, 1868. She was b. Jan. 9, 1838, res. at Peabody, Mass.
7. EDWIN, b. July 30, 1829, rem. to Colo. in 1849, d. Jan. 13, 1895.
8 and 9. Twins, b. May 7, 1832, d. in infancy.
IO. BENJAMIN F., b. July 5, 1835, m. Oct. 20, 1868, Mary A. Osborne of Peabody, Mass. She was b. July 17, 1839. He was a soldier in the Civil War, with the rank of lieutenant.
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He was a member of the General Court of Mass. in 1888 and councillor in 1895.
II. A son, b. in Francestown, March 20, 1838.
SPAULDING .*
Edward, Stephen and Capt. Levi were the first of the Spauldings to come to Lyndeborough. Henry came a little later. Edward and Stephen were brothers, sons of Ebenezer and Anna Spaulding of Nottingham West, now Hudson, and they were probably born there. Edward was the father of Capt. Levi of Revolutionary fame. Stephen married Martha Foster, and Edward married Elizabeth. He bought lots 113 and 122 north of the mountain. The former lot is just east of where Robert C. Mason lives, and the old cellar hole may still be seen. Aaron Woodward lived there later.
Stephen bought seventy acres of lot 112 May 30, 1765, east of his brothers', the same year that his brother bought. It is said that Reuben, another brother of Edward, came from Hudson and settled on part of Edward's lot. It will be seen that they all settled on the north side of the mountain, and that the farm of the late Levi Spalding was the west part of their large holding of land. June 15, 1771, Rachel, a daughter of Stephen and Martha, his wife, was baptized, and it is probable that they all came to Lyndeborough about the year 1768, perhaps a year or two earlier. July, 1772, they are recorded as members of the church. Ed- ward and Elizabeth had five children, none of them born in Lyndebor ough. Capt. Levi was their only son. Stephen and Martha had ten- children, none of them born in Lyndeborough, but it would appear that none of these children settled in the town. Edward, Stephen and Reu- ben were of the fourth generation from Edward, the immigrant ancestor. Nathaniel, the son of Stephen and Martha Spaulding, was baptized Sept. 8, 1768.
CAPT. LEVI SPAULDING was of the fifth generation from Edward, who came to this country in the earliest years of the Massachusetts Colony, probably between 1630 and 1633. The first records of Edward make it appear that he settled in Braintree, Mass.
Capt. Levi was born in Nottingham West, now Hudson, N. H., Oct. 23, 1737. Just when he came to Lyndeborough is not known. He was se- lectman in 1768 and again in 1774. He was moderator in 1781, 1782, 1784, 1786 and 1791. He was chosen representative to the General Court in 1784, and was the second to fill that office in town. (For his military history see Chap. VII.) He married first, Anna Burns; married second, Lois Goodrich, Dec. 30, 1778. She was born Dec. 17, 1744. In 1800 he removed to Plainfield, Otsego Co., N. Y., where he died March 1, 1825. Children by first wife : -
I. BETSEY, b. Nov. 18, 1759, m. - Holt.
2. OLIVE, b. April 8, 1762, m. Lovell Lewis, rem. to N. Y.
3. EDWARD, +
*Some members of this family spell the name Spalding.
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4. GEORGE, b. Sept. 14, 1766, was drowned when a young man.
5. MARTHA, b. April 6, 1768, m. Joseph Knights of New Ip- swich, N. H., rem. to Ohio.
6. ESTHER, b. July 7, 1770,
7. LEVI, +
8. JOHN, b. Sept. 1, 1774.
Children by second wife : -
9. BENJAMIN G., b. Sept. 9, 1779.
IO. SEWALL, b. March 1, 1782.
II. LOIS G., b. Feb. 16, 1784, m. Stephen Abbott, rem. to Nashville, N. Y.
EDWARD SPAULDING, son of Capt. Levi, was born Nov. 19, 1764 ; married Mehitable Goodrich, daughter of the Rev. Sewall Goodrich of Lyndeborough, Oct. 30, 1788. She was born Sept. 25, 1770; died July 30, 1838. He early removed to Plainfield, N. Y., thence to Alexander, N. Y., where he and his wife died. Children, four older born in Lyndebor- ough : -
I. ANNA B., b. Sept. 15, 1789, m. first, George Grey, m. sec- ond, Loren Hodges.
2. PHEBE P., b. Sept. 1, 1791, m. Sheffield Burdick.
3. MEHITABLE. b. Nov. 16, 1793, m. Samuel Crosby.
4. NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 28, 1795. 6
5. GEORGE, b. Nov. 1, 1797, in Plainfield, N. Y.
6. ELBRIDGE G., b. 1802.
7. LUCY, b. May 20, 1804.
8. WARREN, b. Nov. 10, 1806.
9. ELBRIDGE GERRY, ++
ELBRIDGE GERRY SPAULDING, born Feb. 24, 1809. Was a very wealthy and influential man in the financial circles of New York state and the nation. He was state treasurer of New York, member of con- gress six years and the author of the "legal tender" act passed by congress during the Civil War.
LEVI SPAULDING, son of Capt. Levi, was born Jan. 25, 1772; killed by falling from a high load of boxes, the sleigh running over him and breaking his neck. He married Clara Goddard and had several children.
HENRY SPAULDING was born in Merrimack, N. H., Nov. 3, 1760. He was of the sixth generation from Edward Spaulding of Braintree, Mass. He came to Lyndeborough and settled on the farm where Mrs. Ann Cummings now lives. He married Joanna Russell of Dunbarton, N. H., Feb. 11, 1787. She was born June 21, 1766; died Nov. 1, 1853, aged 87. He died May 31, 1857, aged 96 years, 6 months and 28 days. .
Mr. Spaulding was highly esteemed by all who knew him for his many
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virtues. He was a genial, kindly man, fond of a story or a jest. It is said that he never had a sick day until his final illness, and that he rode four miles to vote for Fremont and freedom, when in his 96th year. He voted for Washington and at each successive presidential election after- ward. He used to say he never had but two serious complaints "lame- ness and laziness." The former he thought might have been cured, had it been taken in season, but the latter defied all prescriptions. Chil- dren : -
I. ACHSAH, b. Feb. 1, 1788, m. Levi Holt, 1811, d. June 2, 1841.
2. HENRY, + .
3. SAMUEL, b. Dec. 8, 1792, d. Dec. 6, 1798.
4. HANNAH, b. Dec. 21, 1794, m. first, Stephen Chapman of Windsor, N. H .; m. second, Elijah Gould of Antrim, N. H.
5. ELIZABETH, b. April 9, 1796, m. James L. Morrison of Washington, N. H. He d. Dec. 25, 1840. She d. April 1, 1851.
6. LUCINDA, b. Aug. 23, 1798, d. Sept. 11, 1853.
7. MARY, b. Sept. 20, 1800, m. Franklin Hadley of Lyndebor- ough. (See Hadley gen.)
8. LEONARD, +
9. EDWARD PAGE, +
IO. SAMUEL, +
II. LEVI, ++
HENRY SPAULDING, son of Henry and Joanna (Russell) Spauld- ing, born Nov. 17, 1790; married Lucy Duncklee of Greenfield, N. H., March 23, 1819. She was born Aug. 16, 1797. He removed to Greenfield and died Jan. 21, 1868. Child : Sarah.
LEONARD SPAULDING, son of Henry and Joanna (Russell) Spaulding, born Oct. 2, 1802; married first, Ede Farrington of Green- field, N. H., Sept. 15, 1831. She was born Aug. 4, 1800 ; died Jan. 26, 1856; married second, Elizabeth A. Fairbanks of Francestown, N. H., Dec. 8, 1856. She was born Nov. 23, 1813. He died January, 1890. Children : Leonard, Ebenezer F., Henry B., Isaac N., Augusta C., Sarah M.
EDWARD PAGE SPALDING, son of Henry and Joanna (Russell) Spaulding, born July 19, 1805 ; married Mary Dodge of Francestown, N. H., April 1I, 1833. She was born June 23, 1812; died July 22, 1877. He died Jan. 20, 1887. He was a farmer and drover and for many years did a large business in the buying and selling of cattle. He settled on the farm where Mrs. Edward Parry now lives. Children, all born in Lynde- borough : -
I. MARY E., b. Jan. 15, 1834, d. Feb. 19, 1834.
2. LEVI PAGE, +
EDWARD PAIGE SPALDING.
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3. GEORGE E., +
4. MERRILL T., ++
5. HENRY E., +
6. ALFRED B., b. Aug. 16, 1849. He entered Dartmouth College in 1868. After leaving college he made teaching his vocation. He d. Nov. 9, 1881.
7. SAMUEL A., b. June 14, 1856.
LEVI P. SPALDING. son of Edward P. and Mary (Dodge) Spald- ing, born Dec. 25, 1835; married July 1, 1863, Frances M., daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Mudge) Fiske. She was born March 30, 1836. Children : -
I. FRED W., b. April 25, 1864, m. Oct. 17, 1901, Harriet M. Douglas of Brighton, Mass.
2. MARY LIZZIE, b. July 23, 1865, m. April 18, 1889, Clifton Broad of Reading, Mass. Mr. Broad was thrown from a wagon on the road north of where R. C. Mason lives, and so badly injured that he died a few days later, Dec. 5, 1892.
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